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VCE History: Unit 3

VCE History: Unit 3. Life in the land of the Tsars. The Romanov Dynasty, a series of rulers beginning with Michael Romanov, began in 1613.

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VCE History: Unit 3

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  1. VCE History: Unit 3 Life in the land of the Tsars

  2. The Romanov Dynasty, a series of rulers beginning with Michael Romanov, began in 1613. • The old regime of tsarism reflected a political system of autocracyand a social hierarchy of privileges for the gentry and inequality for the industrial workers and peasants. • But did this mean that revolution was inevitable? Life in the land of the Tsars

  3. Russian psychology: ‘like a colony of bees…Russian society [would] cease to exist without the Tsar’ – August Von Haxthausen • Laws of the Empire (issued in 1716 and again in 1832): ‘an autocratic and unlimited monarch… god himself demands his supreme power be obeyed’. • Like many before him Nicholas believed Autocracy to be a ‘sacred trust’ and that it was his role to pass this on to his own son. Life in the land of the Tsars

  4. How stable was tsarist Russia?

  5. Times of Trouble:False Dmitri’s!

  6. Times of Trouble

  7. Life in the land of the Tsars

  8. Life in the Land of the Tsars

  9. Activity – The Romanov’s

  10. The Romanov’s

  11. Tsar Nicholas II

  12. Influences

  13. Visual Analysis

  14. Social Structure

  15. Questions

  16. Questions

  17. Questions

  18. Questions

  19. Nicholas and Alexandra: The Tragic, Compelling Story of the Last Tsar and his Family. Massie, R • Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story Andrei Maylunas & Sergei Mironenko • Power and Privilege David Christian • Who was Tsar Dmitrii? Chester Dunning • A tale of False Dmitri Stuff you missed in History class (search iTunes) • What happened to the Romanov’s Stuff you missed in History class (search iTunes) Extra readings and podcasts

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